Worldwide Day of Play
Worldwide Day of Play is held on October 2. It is an annual event designed to encourage children and parents to turn off the television and play together, especially outdoors. This event in the first decade of the month October is annual. 
Help us
Help us 
The yearly event officially began on October 2, 2004, and has been broadcast on all US Nickelodeon channels.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
World Vegetarian Day on October 1
World Walking Day on October 1
International Coffee Day on October 1 (At a meeting on 3–7 March 2014, a decision was taken by the International Coffee Organization to launch the first official International Coffee Day in Milan as part of Expo 2015);
Balloons Around The World Day on October 1
World Cocoa and Chocolate Day on October 1
Animal Welfare Week on October 1 (First Full Week of October);
Occupational Therapy Month and Rett Syndrome Awareness Month in Canada on October 1
Mental Illness Awareness Week and Human papilloma virus Prevention Week in Canada on October 1 (October 1 to 7);
Children's Day in El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka on October 1
World Day for Farmed Animals on October 2
World No Alcohol Day on October 2
World Farm Animals Day on October 2
International Doctor’s Day on October 2 (on the first monday of October);
Child Health Day in US on October 2 (on the first Monday in October. Each child deserves to be the healthiest he or she can be);
Virus Appreciation Day on October 3
Bipolar Awareness Day in the UK on October 3 (Held on the first Tuesday in October)
Free Holiday Calendar widgets for websites